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New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways and airports that ...
Record rainfall — more than 8.65 inches — fell at John F. Kennedy International Airport, surpassing the record for any September day set during Hurricane Donna in 1960. New York begins drying ...
NEW YORK — A record-breaking downpour dumped over half a foot of paralyzing rain across New York City on Friday, snarling travel by land, across the city subways and at major airports. Both Gov ...
Numerous locations across received more than 4 inches (100 mm) of rain in New York, with the highest total being recorded in Park Slope, where 9.80 inches (249 mm) of rain fell. [17] Central Park received 5.48 inches (139 mm) of rainfall, Midtown Manhattan recording 6.09 inches (155 mm) of rain, 6.19 inches (157 mm) of rain fell in Fordham ...
Amtrak Service was also suspended between New York City and Albany, [12] as well as service from New York City to Burlington, Vermont also being suspended. [13] In Saratoga County, U.S. Route 4 and New York State Route 32 were flooded with 2 ft (61 cm) of rainfall. [11]
At least 43 people died in New York City as a result of the storm, and 53 in the state. Thousands of homes and an estimated 250,000 vehicles were destroyed during the storm, and the economic losses in New York City were estimated to be roughly $19 billion [3] with an estimated $32.8 billion required for restoration across the state. [4]
About 35 miles away, about 6.7 inches of rain fell in three hours on Sunday night in Stony Brook, New York. Both are measures that would have roughly a 0.1% chance of happening in a year ...
The most rainfall in 24 hours was 8.28 in (210.3 mm) on September 23, 1882. [23] In winter, on occasion, the city can see snow. Annually, most snow in New York City occurs from December through late March. Snowfall averages 29.8 in (75.7 cm) per year but is highly variable between winter seasons. [4]